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Atlas, Ronald M. "Fate of Petroleum Pollutants in Arctic Ecosystems." Water Science and Technology 18, no. 2 (February 1, 1986): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1986.0016.

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Both experimental oil release field studies, in Arctic tundra, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, and follow-up studies after Arctic and subarctic oil spillages indicate long persistence times for hydrocarbon contaminants and slow rates of microbial biodegradation. The slow rates of petroleum biodegradation in Arctic ecosystems are not due to a lack of indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms since virtually all Arctic ecosystems contain numbers of naturally occurring populations of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms, and generally numbers of hydrocarbon degraders increase following addition of oil. Low temperatures alone also can not explain the limited rates of hydrocarbon biodegradation. Rather the limitation to microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Arctic ecosystems appears to be due to the combination of several factors, including the availability of nitrogen, phosphorus, and oxygen. Although the potential for hydrocarbon degradation exists, the actual rates of hydrocarbon biodegradation in Arctic ecosystems are slow; microbial hydrocarbon degradation can decontaminate Arctic ecosystems but the time frame after a major spillage will be decades rather than years.

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Sotsky, J. B., C. W. Greer, and R. M. Atlas. "Frequency of genes in aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon biodegradation pathways within bacterial populations from Alaskan sediments." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 40, no. 11 (November 1, 1994): 981–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m94-157.

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A significant proportion of the naturally occurring hydrocarbon-degrading populations within Alaskan sediments affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill had both the xylE and alkB genes and could convert hexadecane and naphthalene to carbon dioxide; a greater proportion of the population had xylE than had alkB, reflecting the composition of the residual oil at the time of sampling; nearly equal populations with xylE alone, alkB alone, and xylE + alkB genes together were found after exposure to fresh crude oil; populations with xylE lacking alkB increased after enrichment on naphthalene. Thus, the genotypes of hydrocarbon-degrading populations reflected the composition of the hydrocarbons to which they were exposed.Key words: hydrocarbon biodegradation, aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation, aliphatic hydrocarbon biodegradation, alkB, xylE.

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Firrincieli, Andrea, Andrea Negroni, Giulio Zanaroli, and Martina Cappelletti. "Unraveling the Metabolic Potential of Asgardarchaeota in a Sediment from the Mediterranean Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Water Basin Mar Piccolo (Taranto, Italy)." Microorganisms 9, no. 4 (April 16, 2021): 859. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040859.

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Increasing number of metagenome sequencing studies have proposed a central metabolic role of still understudied Archaeal members in natural and artificial ecosystems. However, their role in hydrocarbon cycling, particularly in the anaerobic biodegradation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, is still mostly unknown in both marine and terrestrial environments. In this work, we focused our study on the metagenomic characterization of the archaeal community inhabiting the Mar Piccolo (Taranto, Italy, central Mediterranean) sediments heavily contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). Among metagenomic bins reconstructed from Mar Piccolo microbial community, we have identified members of the Asgardarchaeota superphylum that has been recently proposed to play a central role in hydrocarbon cycling in natural ecosystems under anoxic conditions. In particular, we found members affiliated with Thorarchaeota, Heimdallarchaeota, and Lokiarchaeota phyla and analyzed their genomic potential involved in central metabolism and hydrocarbon biodegradation. Metabolic prediction based on metagenomic analysis identified the malonyl-CoA and benzoyl-CoA routes as the pathways involved in aliphatic and aromatic biodegradation in these Asgardarchaeota members. This is the first study to give insight into the archaeal community functionality and connection to hydrocarbon degradation in marine sediment historically contaminated by hydrocarbons.

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Wackett, Lawrence P. "Anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation." Environmental Microbiology 16, no. 7 (July 2014): 2351–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12524.

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Rodríguez-Calvo, Alfonso, Gloria Andrea Silva-Castro, Darío Rafael Olicón-Hernández, Jesús González-López, and Concepción Calvo. "Biodegradation and Absorption Technology for Hydrocarbon-Polluted Water Treatment." Applied Sciences 10, no. 3 (January 24, 2020): 841. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10030841.

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Wastewaters polluted with hydrocarbons are an environmental problem that has a significant impact on the natural ecosystem and on human health. Thus, the aim of this research was to develop a bioreactor sorbent technology for treating these polluted waters. A lab-scale plant composed of three 1-L bioreactors with different sorbent materials inside (meltblown polypropylene and granulated cork) was built. Wastewater to be treated was recirculated through each bioreactor for 7 days. Results showed that hydrocarbon retention rates in the three bioreactors ranged between 92.6% and 94.5% of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and that after one simple recirculation cycle, no hydrocarbon fractions were detected by gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) in the effluent wastewater. In addition, after the wastewater treatment, the sorbent materials were extracted from the bioreactors and deposited in vessels to study the biodegradation of the retained hydrocarbons by the wastewater indigenous microbiota adhered to sorbents during the wastewater treatment. A TPH removal of 41.2% was detected after one month of Pad Sentec™ carrier treatment. Further, the shifts detected in the percentages of some hydrocarbon fractions suggested that biodegradation is at least partially involved in the hydrocarbon removal process. These results proved the efficiency of this technology for the treatment of these hydrocarbon-polluted-waters.

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Kharey, Gurpreet, Gabrielle Scheffer, and Lisa M. Gieg. "Combined Use of Diagnostic Fumarate Addition Metabolites and Genes Provides Evidence for Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Groundwater." Microorganisms 8, no. 10 (October 6, 2020): 1532. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101532.

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The widespread use of hydrocarbon-based fuels has led to the contamination of many natural environments due to accidental spills or leaks. While anaerobic microorganisms indigenous to many fuel-contaminated groundwater sites can play a role in site remediation (e.g., monitored natural attenuation, MNA) via hydrocarbon biodegradation, multiple lines of evidence in support of such bioremediation are required. In this study, we investigated two fuel-contaminated groundwater sites for their potential to be managed by MNA. Microbial community composition, biogeochemical indicators, fumarate addition metabolites, and genes diagnostic of both alkane and alkyl-monoaromatic hydrocarbon activation were assessed. Fumarate addition metabolites and catabolic genes were detected for both classes of hydrocarbon biodegradation at both sites, providing strong evidence for in situ anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation. However, relevant metabolites and genes did not consistently co-occur within all groundwater samples. Using newly designed mixtures of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) primers to target diverse assA and bssA genes, we measured assA gene abundances ranging from 105–108 copies/L, and bssA gene abundances ranging from 105–1010 copies/L at the sites. Overall, this study demonstrates the value of investigating fuel-contaminated sites using both metabolites and genes diagnostic of anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation for different classes of hydrocarbons to help assess field sites for management by MNA.

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Bagby, Sarah C., Christopher M. Reddy, Christoph Aeppli, G. Burch Fisher, and David L. Valentine. "Persistence and biodegradation of oil at the ocean floor followingDeepwater Horizon." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 1 (December 19, 2016): E9—E18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1610110114.

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The 2010Deepwater Horizondisaster introduced an unprecedented discharge of oil into the deep Gulf of Mexico. Considerable uncertainty has persisted regarding the oil’s fate and effects in the deep ocean. In this work we assess the compound-specific rates of biodegradation for 125 aliphatic, aromatic, and biomarker petroleum hydrocarbons that settled to the deep ocean floor following release from the damaged Macondo Well. Based on a dataset comprising measurements of up to 168 distinct hydrocarbon analytes in 2,980 sediment samples collected within 4 y of the spill, we develop a Macondo oil “fingerprint” and conservatively identify a subset of 312 surficial samples consistent with contamination by Macondo oil. Three trends emerge from analysis of the biodegradation rates of 125 individual hydrocarbons in these samples. First, molecular structure served to modulate biodegradation in a predictable fashion, with the simplest structures subject to fastest loss, indicating that biodegradation in the deep ocean progresses similarly to other environments. Second, for many alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation occurred in two distinct phases, consistent with rapid loss while oil particles remained suspended followed by slow loss after deposition to the seafloor. Third, the extent of biodegradation for any given sample was influenced by the hydrocarbon content, leading to substantially greater hydrocarbon persistence among the more highly contaminated samples. In addition, under some conditions we find strong evidence for extensive degradation of numerous petroleum biomarkers, notably including the native internal standard 17α(H),21β(H)-hopane, commonly used to calculate the extent of oil weathering.

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Kuyukina, Maria, Anastasiya Krivoruchko, and Irina Ivshina. "Hydrocarbon- and metal-polluted soil bioremediation: progress and challenges." Microbiology Australia 39, no. 3 (2018): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma18041.

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The problem of soil contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals is becoming particularly acute for large oil-producing countries, like the Russian Federation. Both hydrocarbon and metal contaminants impact negatively the soil biota and human health, thus requiring efficient methods for their detoxification and elimination. Bioremediation of soil co-contaminated with hydrocarbon and metal pollutants is complicated by the fact that, although the two components must be treated differently, they mutually affect the overall removal efficiency. Heavy metals are reported to inhibit biodegradation of hydrocarbons by interfering with microbial enzymes directly involved in biodegradation or through the interaction with enzymes involved in general metabolism. Here we discuss recent progress and challenges in bioremediation of soils co-contaminated with hydrocarbons and heavy metals, focusing on selecting metal-resistant biodegrading strains and biosurfactant amendments.

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Doszhanov, Ye O., Z. A. Mansurov, Ye K. Ongarbaev, Ye Tileuberdi, and A. A. Zhubanova. "The Study of Biodegradation of Diesel Fuels by Different Strains of Pseudomonas." Applied Mechanics and Materials 467 (December 2013): 12–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.467.12.

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The analysis of diesel fuels hydrocarbon composition before and after biodegradation is carried out by the methods of photocolorimetry. It was determinated, that the hydrocarbon composition of the diesel fuels is changed on influence of microorganisms. It has been shown that changes in composition hydrocarbons of diesel fuels and individual hydrocarbons in soil observe during growth of microorganisms on this soil.

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Peekate, P. L., J. L. Konne, and T. K. S. Abam. "Remediation of Artificially Hydrocarbon Polluted Vadose Zone Soil in Glass Column through Percolation with Solution of Nutrient, Nutrient-Surfactant or Surfactant." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 24, no. 6 (July 17, 2020): 997–1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v24i6.9.

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Remediation of hydrocarbon polluted vadose zone (HPVZ) through percolation with solution of nutrient, nutrient-surfactant, or surfactant in glass columns was investigated in this study using standard methods. Percolated liquids from the columns and soils retrieved at the end of the experiment were analyzed for nitrate, phosphate, sulphate, total-petroleum hydrocarbon, and selected microbial groups. Results obtained showed that there were nitrate, phosphate, and sulphate in the percolated liquids. Cumulative hydrocarbon in the percolated liquids was 5.35 – 7.59 % of cumulative hydrocarbon start-up concentration in the columns. Cumulative hydrocarbon attenuation across soil layers in column flooded with solution of nutrients (column NT), nutrient-surfactant (column NTS), and surfactant (column SF) were 89.29, 95.27, and 66.92 % respectively. There was more phosphate reduction in column NTS, and more sulphate reduction in column NT. Hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi in columns NT and NTSincreased from 3.5 Log10 CFU.g-1 to between 4.0 – 5.0 Log10 CFU.g-1, whereas a decrease was observed for column SF. Hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in all the columns increased from between 1.0 – 2.5 Log10 CFU.g-1 to between 2.0 - 3.5 Log10 CFU.g-1. Emergence of hydrocarbon utilization among anaerobic bacteria population was also observed in all the columns. It is concludedthat percolation with nutrient-surfactant solution will be more effective in remediation of HPVZ, and that consequential migration of nutrients alongside hydrocarbons into groundwater canaid in enhancing biodegradation of the infiltrated hydrocarbons. Keywords: Biodegradation; petroleum hydrocarbons; vadose zone; inorganic nutrients; surfactant

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Aitken, Carolyn M. "Identification of non-hydrocarbon metabolites of deep subsurface anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.437844.

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Toccalino, Patricia. "Optimization of hydrocarbon biodegradation in a sandy soil /." Full text open access at:, 1992. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,192.

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Ripley, Mark Brian. "Hydrocarbon bioremediation using bioactive foam." Thesis, University of York, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313765.

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Lehrer, Michael Robert. "ENHANCED HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION USING BIOAUGMENTATION WITH BIOWISHTM-AQUA FOG." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2012. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/763.

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This study was done to determine the effectiveness of a commercially available bioaugmentation product, BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG, for remediating petroleum-contaminated sandy soil. Biodegradation enhancement by BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG was evaluated in laboratory microcosms by directly measuring total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and indirectly using respirometry. Attempts were made to enrich hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG, and the resulting enrichment cultures were screened using respirometry as well. Potential hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG were isolated. Experiments were performed at bench-scale using microcosm bottles containing sand contaminated with either motor oil or No. 2 diesel fuel. The microcosms were incubated at 25oC under aerobic conditions. TPH measurements of soil in the microcosms at 0, 25 and 56 days indicated that the addition of 500-ppm BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG improved biodegradation of the motor oil-contaminated soil by 45%. However, BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG did not have a measurable effect on biodegradation in the diesel-contaminated soil. In the respirometry experiments, BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG and two hydrocarbon-enriched BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG cultures were evaluated indirectly by the measurement of microbial carbon dioxide production and oxygen uptake using a MicroOxymaxTM respirometer. The respirometry experiments showed that in the six-day period following motor oil-contamination of soil, the addition of BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG substantially improves biodegradation rates. The added organisms in the product out-performed the indigenous organisms in the 5-6 days following contamination of the soil. The CO2 production observed in the BiOWiSHTM microcosms contaminated with motor oil was much greater than CO2 production without motor oil, which confirms that the observed metabolism can be attributed to motor oil biodegradation rather than metabolism of other organic material in the soil. Enriched consortia consistently generated far less CO2 than microcosms with the 500 ppm BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG. Stoichiometric calculations suggested that BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG removed approximately 1400 ppm TPH (14%) from the soil in 6.5 days, while an enrichment culture of BiOWiSHTM-Aqua FOG only reduced TPH levels by 459 ppm (5%). This result suggests that increased biodegradation rate in bioaugmented soil is aided by biodiversity in the augmenting inoculum. A potential hydrocarbon-degrading candidate organism was isolated from the product and cultured on Bushnell-Haas agar and plate-count agar (PCA). While at least two distinct colony types were successfully grown on media with motor oil, these same colonies appeared on Bushnell-Haas agar with no apparent carbon source, and survived repeated transfers onto this same medium. Therefore, their status as hydrocarbon-degraders is inconclusive. More thorough enrichment work could be pursued, especially using soil samples collected from petroleum-contaminated sites.

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Fallon, Agata M. "Study of Hydrocarbon Waste Biodegradation and the Role of Biosurfactants in the Process." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36986.

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Two types of oily waste sludges generated by a railroad maintenance facility were studied to reduce the volume of hydrocarbon waste. The specific goals of this laboratory study were to evaluate rate and extent of microbial degradation, benefits of organism addition, role of biosurfactant, and dewatering properties. The oily waste sludges differed in characteristics and contained a mixture of water, motor oil, lubricating oil, and other petroleum products. Degradation was measured using COD, suspended solids, GC measurements of extractable material, and nonextractable material concentration. Biosurfactant production was characterized using surface tension and polysaccharide measurements. Degradation of ten percent waste oil showed that the removal in a 91 day experiment was 75 percent for COD and suspended solids, 98 percent for extractable oil, and negligible for non-extractable material. It was concluded that methylene chloride extraction could be used to estimate degradation potential of a hydrocarbon waste. Addition of organisms increased the rate and extent of degradation over 22 days, but did not provide any benefits over 91 days. Data suggested that microorganisms degraded simple compounds first, then produced biosurfactants. It was thought that the biosurfactants remained attached to the organism membrane and increased solubility, stimulating the degradation of difficult to degrade waste oil. After oil was degraded the biosurfactants became ineffective. The dewatering properties of 10 percent oily sludge deteriorated with the production of biosurfactant and improved after the surfactant was degraded due to changes in oil solubility.
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Molson, John W. H. "Numerical simulation of hydrocarbon fuel dissolution and biodegradation in groundwater." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0019/NQ56676.pdf.

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Aganbi, Eferhire. "Investigation of aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in estuarine and aquifer sediments." Thesis, University of Essex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446009.

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Amodu, Olusola S. "Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants in a mixed culture bioreactor." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/934.

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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor Technologiae: Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Cape Town, South Africa
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the most common and recalcitrant environmental contaminants – known for their potential toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity to humans. Biosurfactant application can enhance the biodegradation of PAHs. The main object of this work was to explore the novelty of biosurfactant produced by the isolated strains of Bacillus sp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown exclusively on Beta vulgaris, and the modification of the zeolites nanoparticles by the biosurfactant, for enhanced biodegradation of PAHs in soil. Novel biosurfactant-producing strains were isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated environments, while several agrowaste were screened as primary carbon sources for the expression of biosurfactants, which were quantified using various standardized methods......

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Ziegler, Brady Allen. "Biogeochemical controls on arsenic cycling in a hydrocarbon plume." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/84443.

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Arsenic (As) in drinking water poses a critical threat to public health. More than 150 million people worldwide are at risk of developing diseases from unsafe concentrations of As in groundwater. Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks, soils, and sediments and generally remains associated with solid phases. However, changes in aquifer geochemistry can mobilize As into groundwater, contaminating drinking water sources. This dissertation investigates As cycling in an aquifer contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons near Bemidji, Minnesota, where As is mobilized into groundwater due to biodegradation of hydrocarbons coupled to reduction of ferric oxides. The first project describes how aquifer sediments act as both sources and sinks for As in groundwater, depending on the prevailing redox conditions. Results show that As is released to groundwater near the hydrocarbon source but is removed near the hydrocarbon plume's leading edge. Comparison of data from 1993 to 2016 shows that As has been redistributed in aquifer sediment as the plume has expanded over time. The second project presents a mass balance for As, which shows that despite elevated As in groundwater (up to 230 μg/L), >99.7% of As mass in the aquifer is in sediments. Calculations demonstrate that As in sediment can be 22x less than the method detection limit and still cause unsafe concentrations in groundwater, suggesting that the use of standard methods limits our ability to predict where naturally occurring As poses a threat to groundwater. In the third project, a reactive transport model simulates As cycling for 400 years. Results show that sorption of As to ferrihydrite limits As transport within 300 m of the hydrocarbon source. Modeling predicts that over the plume's lifespan, more groundwater will be contaminated by As than benzene, the primary contaminant of concern in hydrocarbon plumes. Combined, these studies suggest that many aquifers are vulnerable to unsafe As concentrations due to mobilization of natural As if bioavailable organic carbon is introduced. Although aquifers can attenuate As, it may take centuries for As to be fully removed from groundwater, suggesting it is prudent to account for natural contaminants like As when developing remediation strategies at petroleum spill sites.
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Tibui, Aloysius. "Biodegradation of Aliphatic Chlorinated Hydrocarbon (PCE, TCE and DCE) in Contaminated Soil." Thesis, Linköping University, The Tema Institute, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7908.

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Soil bottles and soil slurry experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of some additives on the aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons; tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE) and dichloroethylene (DCE) in a contaminated soil from Startvätten AB Linköping Sweden. For the aerobic degradation study the soil sample was divided into two groups, one was fertilised. The two groups of soil in the experimental bottles were treated to varying amount of methane in pairs. DCE and TCE were added to all samples while PCE was found in the contaminated soil. Both aerobic and anaerobic experiments were conducted. For aerobic study air was added to all bottles to serve as electron acceptor (oxygen). It was observed that all the samples showed a very small amount of methane consumption while the fertilised soil samples showed more oxygen consumption. For the chlorinated compounds the expected degradation could not be ascertained since the control and experimental set up were more or less the same.

For the anaerobic biodegradation study soil slurry was made with different media i.e. basic mineral medium (BM), BM and an organic compound (lactate), water and sulphide, phosphate buffer and sulphide and phosphate buffer, sulphide and ammonia. To assure anaerobic conditions, the headspace in the experimental bottles was changed to N2/CO2. As for the aerobic study all the samples were added DCE and TCE while PCE was found in the contaminated soil. The sample without the soil i.e. the control was also given PCE. It was observed that there was no clear decrease in the GC peak area of the pollutants in the different media. The decrease in GC peak area of the pollutants could not be seen, this may be so because more susceptible microorganisms are required, stringent addition of nutrients and to lower the risk of the high concentration of PCE and petroleum products in the soil from Startvätten AB.

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Books on the topic "Hydrocarbon biodegradation"

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International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (5th 1999 San Diego, Calif.). Bioremediation technologies for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds. Edited by Leeson Andrea 1962- and Alleman Bruce C. 1957-. Columbus, Ohio: Battelle Press, 1999.

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International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (5th 1999 San Diego, Calif.). In situ bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon and other organic compounds. Edited by Alleman Bruce C. 1957 and Leeson Andrea 1962-. Columbus, Ohio: Battelle Press, 1999.

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Barker, J. F. Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination of groundwater: Natural fate and in situ remediation : a summary report. Ottawa, Ont: Petroleum Association for Conservation of the Canadian Environment, 1989.

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Braddock, Joan F. Petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities in Beaufort-Chukchi Sea sediments. Fairbanks, AK: Coastal Marine Institute, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004.

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Braddock, Joan F. Petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities in Beaufort-Chukchi Sea sediments. Fairbanks, AK: Coastal Marine Institute, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004.

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Thorpe, J. W. Microbial degradation of hydrocarbon mixtures in a marine sediment under different temperature regimes. Ottawa: Published under auspices of Environmental Studies Research Funds [by] Nova Scotia Research Foundation Corporation, 1987.

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Heimann, Kirsten, Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, and Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, eds. Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Hydrocarbons. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0201-4.

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Holubec, Miroslav. Eliminácia chlórovaných a ropných uhl̕ovodíkov mikrobiálnou degradáciou. Bratislava: Výskumný ústav vodného hospodárstva, 1995.

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Pizzul, Leticia. Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by actinomycetes. Uppsala: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2006.

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Song, Hong-Gyu. Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil: Biodegradation and effects on the microbial community. Ann Arbor, Mich: U.M.I. Dissertation Information Service, 1990.

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Book chapters on the topic "Hydrocarbon biodegradation"

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Atlas, Ronald M., and Richard Bartha. "Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and Oil Spill Bioremediation." In Advances in Microbial Ecology, 287–338. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7609-5_6.

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Carbajosa, G., and I. Cases. "Transcriptional Networks that Regulate Hydrocarbon Biodegradation." In Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, 1399–410. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_96.

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Joy, Sam, Tanvi Butalia, Shashi Sharma, and Pattanathu K. S. M. Rahman. "Biosurfactant Producing Bacteria from Hydrocarbon Contaminated Environment." In Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Hydrocarbons, 259–305. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0201-4_8.

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Little, David I., and Yakov Galperin. "The Assessment of Hydrocarbon Contamination in Contrasting Sedimentary Environments." In Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Hydrocarbons, 1–65. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0201-4_1.

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Rajasekar, Aruliah. "Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon and Its Influence on Corrosion with Special Reference to Petroleum Industry." In Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Hydrocarbons, 307–36. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0201-4_9.

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Boronin, A. M., and I. A. Kosheleva. "Diversity of Naphthalene Biodegradation Systems in Soil Bacteria." In Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, 1155–63. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_80.

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Seeger, M., and D. H. Pieper. "Genetics of Biphenyl Biodegradation and Co-Metabolism of PCBs." In Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, 1179–99. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_82.

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Höpner, Th, H. Harder, K. Kiesewetter, and B. Tegelkamp. "Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Marine Sediments : A Biochemical Approach." In Fate and Effects of Oil in Marine Ecosystems, 41–55. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3573-0_4.

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Toth, Courtney R. A., Gurpreet Kharey, and Lisa M. Gieg. "Quantitative PCR Approaches for Predicting Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation." In Microbial Bioinformatics in the Oil and Gas Industry, 227–48. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003023395-11.

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Geueke, B., and H. P. E. Kohler*. "Biodegradation Experiments – Classical Set-Up: Isolation of Aerobic, Xenobiotic-Degrading Microorganisms." In Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, 3769–76. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_296.

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Conference papers on the topic "Hydrocarbon biodegradation"

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Calvo, C., A. Silva-Castro, C. Perucha, J. Laguna, I. Uad, and J. G. López. "When can surfactants enhance hydrocarbon biodegradation in oil biotreatments?" In ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2008. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/etox080181.

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Yin, Mengsha, Haiping Huang, Leopoldo Caminero, Sandra Lucach, Silvia Chavez, and Thomas Oldenburg. "An Integrated Biodegradation Parameter Incorporating Hydrocarbon and Polar/Non-Hydrocarbon Fractions of Heavy Oils." In Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. Tulsa, OK, USA: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2020-2502.

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Shen, Y., L. Stehmeier, and G. Voordouw. "Biodegradation of Dicyclopentadiene By a Mini-consortium Isolated From Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil." In Annual Technical Meeting. Petroleum Society of Canada, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/97-37.

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Deuel, Lloyd E., and George H. Holliday. "Oxygen Consumption as a Measure of Oil Impacted Soil Treatability." In ASME 2002 Engineering Technology Conference on Energy. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/etce2002/ee-29136.

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We know petroleum hydrocarbons degrade in soil via chemical, physical, and biological pathways. Innovative remediation technologies enhance degradation by one or more pathways e.g., in-situ and ex-situ. The typical goal of degradation is to achieve the applicable regulatory criteria. Some, State Agencies, e.g., Louisiana, Texas, require oil total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) contamination levels be reduced to ≤10,000 mg/kg. However, other agencies, e.g., New Mexico and California, require oil contamination levels reduced to <1,000 mg/kg. Even 100 mg/kg is not uncommon, e.g., Los Angeles, County, CA. Microbial populations and substrate availability often limit biodegradation at petroleum hydrocarbon levels <1,000 mg/kg. Conventional laboratory biodegradation microcosm studies require an inordinate amount of time to evaluate petroleum hydrocarbon treatability (as measured by loss of analyte) and even more time to optimize treatment parameters that facilitate or improve kinetics (lower half-life values). Two studies discussed here demonstrate the utility of oxygen consumption respirometry in evaluating oil impacted soil treatability. In the first study, oxygen consumption rates were measured after a 1-week incubation period at varying TPH levels (5800 and 1000 mg/kg), carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratios (100:1 and 25:1), and manure content (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 5.0 percent). Results showed TPH and C:N ratios significant at < 1 percent level and manure significant at < 5 percent level. The second study, a longer-term study (132 day) showed oxygen consumption resulted from degradation of gasoline range (GRO) and diesel range (DRO) fractions of TPH. These studies provide a means of evaluating treatability of low concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbon and a method for assessing treatment options that are passive in nature, but less destructive to the environment.

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Lei, Y. D., Y. S. Yang, X. Q. Du, and Y. Q. Cao. "Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon by indigenous microorganisms isolated from an oil contaminated groundwater site." In 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection (ISWREP). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iswrep.2011.5893017.

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LeFevre, Gregory H., Paige J. Novak, and Raymond M. Hozalski. "Quantification of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Residual and Biodegradation Functional Genes in Rain Garden Field Sites." In Low Impact Development International Conference (LID) 2010. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41099(367)118.

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Elliott*, Lindsay G. "Using Biodegradation to Date Hydrocarbon Entry Into Reservoirs: Examples From the Cooper/Eromanga Basin, Australia." In International Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia 13-16 September 2015. Society of Exploration Geophysicists and American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/ice2015-2210537.

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Wilson, J. Jeffrey, Douglas W. Lee, Brett M. Yeske, and Fred Kuipers. "Testing of In Situ and Ex Situ Bioremediation Approaches for an Oil-Contaminated Peat Bog Following a Pipeline Break." In 2000 3rd International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2000-146.

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A biotreatability test was performed on oil-contaminated sphagnum peat moss from a 1985 pipeline spill of light Pembina Cardium crude oil at a bog near Violet Grove in central Alberta. Four tests were designed to simulate several field treatment approaches and to collect critical data on toxicity and leachability of this material. These tests included a bioslurry test, a soil microcosm test, an aerated water saturated peat column test, and a standard toxicity characteristic leachate potential (TCLP) test. In the saturated peat column tests, two nutrient amendment rates and a surfactant were tested to quantify biostimulation effects from an in-situ treatment design. An innovative aeration technology called the GLR (Gas-Liquid Reactor) was used to create a constant supply of hyperoxygenated water prior to column injection. The GLR continuously produces air bubbles of less than 50 microns in diameter, thereby maximizing air surface area and thereby increasing gas transfer rates. Crude oil biodegradation was quantified by the reduction in both extractable hydrocarbons and toxicity of the peat solids. The results confirmed that bioremediation of the residual crude oil to non-toxic levels in the peat bog at Violet Grove will be successful. All three tests — bioslurry, soil microcosm, and soil columns — gave similar results of at least 74% biodegradation of the residual crude oil on the peat solids. In situ bioremediation using the GLR aerated water injection system or an ex situ landfarming or biopile approach should achieve the 1000 mg/kg total petroleum hydrocarbon criteria. Neither fertilizer nor surfactant amendments were necessary to enhance oil biodegradation in the in situ column tests. The TCLP test indicated that ex situ treatment would require an impermeable liner for leachate collection. The time required to achieve the final remediation goals will depend on climatic variable such as temperature and rainfall during active summer season bioremediation. It is anticipated that an in situ approach using recirculated aerated water would achieve the cleanup up criteria within one full field treatment season.

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Tveit, Mari R., Mahmoud Khalifeh, Tor Nordam, and Arild Saasen. "Fate of Hydrocarbon Leaks From Plugged and Abandoned Wells Compared to Natural Seepages." In ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95674.

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Abstract As the hydrocarbon fields mature and reach the end of their productive lives, their Permanent Plug and Abandonment (PP&A) become inevitable. Even though new technology and verification methods are being researched, it is evident that operational, barrier material and qualification challenges together contribute to a risk of leaks from abandoned wells. Well integrity standard NORSOK D-010 constitutes zero leak acceptance criteria to protect the environment; however, natural hydrocarbon seepages are occurring all over the world on a daily basis. In this study, we introduce the comparison between leaking wells and natural seeps and suggest conducting a fate analysis is appropriate to provide necessary data for evaluating environmental implications of leaking wells. Two case studies were analyzed using SINTEF Ocean’s OSCAR (Oil Spill Contingency And Response) software; one historical gas leak (Field A) and a theoretical oil leak (Field B). It is found that for releases of natural gas at 70 m water depth, 95 to 99 % dissolve in the ocean, and the fraction of gas reaching the atmosphere is dependent on the initial gas bubble size. Fate of oil is more complex than gas, but evaporation, sedimentation and biodegradation are the main contributing mechanisms in the fate analysis.

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Ismail, Reem, Saeid Shafieiyoun, Riyadh Al Raoush, and Fereidoun Rezanezhad. "Influence of Water Table Fluctuation on Natural Source Zone Depletion in Hydrocarbon Contaminated Subsurface Environments." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0078.

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Most of the prediction theories regarding dissolution of organic contaminants in the subsurface systems have been proposed based on the static water conditions; and the influence of water fluctuations on mass removal requires further investigations. In this study, it was intended to investigate the effects of water table fluctuations on biogeochemical properties of the contaminated soil at the smear zone between the vadose zone and the groundwater table. An automated 60 cm soil column system was developed and connected to a hydrostatic equilibrium reservoir to impose the water regime by using a multi-channel pump. Four homogenized hydrocarbon contaminated soil columns were constructed and two of them were fully saturated and remained under static water conditions while another two columns were operated under water table fluctuations between the soil surface and 40 cm below it. The experiments were run for 150 days and relevant geochemical indicators as well as dissolved phase concentrations were analyzed at 30 and 50 cm below the soil surface in all columns. The results indicated significant difference in terms of biodegradation effectiveness between the smear zones exposed to static and water table fluctuation conditions. This presentation will provide an overview of the experimental approach, mass removal efficiency, and key findings.

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Reports on the topic "Hydrocarbon biodegradation"

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Herman, J. S., A. L. Mills, G. M. Hornberger, and W. R. Kelly. The kinetics of aromatic-hydrocarbon biodegradation and concomitant geochemical reactions pertinent to groundwater systems. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), February 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/5912188.

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Herman, J. S. [The kinetics of aromatic-hydrocarbon biodegradation and concomitant geochemical reactions pertinent to groundwater systems.] Final report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/762043.

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Herman, J. S., A. L. Mills, G. M. Hornberger, and W. R. Kelly. The kinetics of aromatic-hydrocarbon biodegradation and concomitant geochemical reactions pertinent to groundwater systems. Six-month technical progress report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), February 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10123591.

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Song Jin. Biodegradation of BTEX and Other Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Enhanced and Controlled Sulfate Reduction. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/993833.

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Davisson, M. L., and T. P. Rose. Dual measurement of ¹³C and ¹⁴ isotopic composition to identify biodegradation of fuel hydrocarbons at the LLNL gasoline spill site. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), November 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2890.

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Distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons and toluene biodegradation, Knox Street fire pits, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. US Geological Survey, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/wri964066.

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